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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1874

188 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 10

Lawrence Police Court. Thursday, 12Th March. Before Mr. Samuel George Davison, J.P. DRUNKKENNESS

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1874 · page 5

John Slade appeared on bail, charged with being drunk on the 11th instant, and having pleaded guilty was admonished and discharged. BUTCHER'S LICENSE…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. E. M. Ryan, and J. F. Wilcox, J.P.'s S. BUCHAN V. I. DIXON. A claim of £8 value of a working bullock. Case…

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Lawrence Small Debts Court. Tuesday, Mauoh 31St

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1874 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. J. F. Small, A. Cameron, and A. Johnson, J.P's J. BATTERSBY V. G. HAYWARD. A claim of £3 9s., for board and refreshments, and…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. BRUNKENNESS. Thomas Austin was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty,…

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Removing an Attorney From the Rolls of the Queensland Sufreme Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 3

FROM the Brisbane papers we take the following particulars of a motion made in the Supreme Court at Brisbane, for a rule absolute for removing Mr. John Cxenham from the roll of attorneys of the…

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Raiton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1874 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. F. W. Chapman, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. Andrew Jackson was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty…

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Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1874 · page 3

WITH reference to the frightful murder, near the Guy Fawkes road, which we recorded last week, we now add the following particulars:—Mr. M'Lean, Dr. Spasshatt, and the policemen arrived at Kangaroo…

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Escaped From the Police

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1874 · page 7

No LITTLE excitement was apparent in Cooma during the present week when the circumstances of a bold escape of a prisoner in the custody of constable Paske became known to…

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Armidale Circuit Court. [From the Express.] Monday, April 13Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1874 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave. EDWARD RHODES V. JAMES SWEENEY. For plaintiff, Messrs. Stephen and Rogers, instructed by Mr. Meillon, of Grafton; for defendant, Messrs…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate ASSAULT. Charles Matthews appeared before the Court, charted with assaulting Mrs. Hawthorne, who gave…

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Richmond River. [From the Express.] Casino Police Court. Monday, April 13Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1874 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. C. Bundock, J.P. CATTLE STEALING. GARRARD V. CATHERINE STAPELETON.—Defendant…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. A. Johnson, and W. Hindmarsh, J.P.'s HAWRER'S LICENSE. A hawker's license was granted to Abraham Selig,…

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Fearful Murder in Yorkshire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 7

AN inquiry was held on Friday, at Carling Howe, a village about four miles from Saltburn-by-the-Sen, North Yorkshire, upon the body of a woman, whose name is…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. E. M. Ryan, W. Hindmarsh, and A. Johnson, J.P.'s P. SANDS V. W, MANNING. This was a claim of £8, for unlawfully impounding…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court. Friday, April 24Th. (From the Herald.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four. J. T. JOACHIM V. O'SHANASSY. In this case the plaintiff was an infant, sueing by…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. PROTECTION. John Fletcher, given in custody for protection, was brought before the Court, and on the evidence of Dr…

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Police Court, Lawrence. Monday, April 6Th. Before Mr. S. G. Davison, J.P. DRUNKENNESS

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1874 · page 4

James Smith was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and having pleaded guilty, was ordered to pay a fine of 5s. or in default, twenty-four hours incarceration. The same…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday. Before the Police Magistrate. DRUN[?]ENNESS

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1874 · page 4

James Campbell pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was ordered to pay a fine of 10s. or in default, three days' inc[?]eeration. He was also convicted of making use of obscene language, and…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, May 26Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. Andrew Jackson and James M'Donald, pleaded guilty to charge of druukenness, and were…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Ryan, Wilcox, and Johnson, J.P.s' AA[?]SCONDING. Richard Thomas, an apprentice, was brought before…

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